Project Gutenberg 2013-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 89 Emerson, Alice B. Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm; Or, The Mystery of a Nobody Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm; Or, The Mystery of a Nobody" by Alice B. Emerson is a novel for children written in the early 20th century. This story follows the life of twelve-year-old Betty Gordon, an orphan who has just lost her mother and is waiting for her uncle to arrive and take her to live with him. As she navigates her feelings of loss, she is full of dreams and expectations about her future adventures but is soon confronted with the stark realities of her new living situation at Bramble Farm with the Peabodys, who appear to be anything but welcoming. The opening of the book introduces us to Betty's current circumstances living with Mrs. Arnold and her two sons, Ted and George, as they wait for Uncle Dick's arrival. Betty's fondness for gardening and her longing for her uncle’s companionship quickly become evident. When Uncle Dick finally arrives, he suggests that Betty stay with Mrs. Peabody for the summer, a plan that Betty initially embraces, imagining a world of adventure awaiting her. However, upon her arrival at Bramble Farm, she meets a less than delightful reality. The Peabodys are unyielding and strict, particularly Mr. Peabody, who enforces an austere household. Betty's fiery temperament surfaces when confronted with the injustices of her new life, setting the stage for her quest for independence and belonging in a world that seems unkind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43907/43907-h/images/cover.jpg en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Misers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 310612 310611 2024-10-18T11:54:35.802769 2023-09-19T07:31:39.319366 text/html text/html 311338 2013-10-07T20:10:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii 331343 2013-10-07T20:10:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 348123 2024-10-18T11:54:40.941786 application/epub+zip 350296 2024-10-18T11:54:36.589753 application/epub+zip 190782 2024-10-18T11:54:36.197779 application/epub+zip 465075 2024-10-18T11:54:44.547736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428914 2024-10-18T11:54:40.484740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270183 2022-09-20T04:55:33.532683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276070 275981 2024-10-18T11:54:34.958767 2023-09-19T07:31:38.662375 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275729 2013-10-07T20:10:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106240 2013-10-07T20:10:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19911 2024-10-18T11:54:44.687725 application/rdf+xml 30103 2024-10-18T11:54:36.287782 image/jpeg 4298 2024-10-18T11:54:36.243769 image/jpeg 331398 2024-10-18T11:54:35.838819 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia